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Labor Economics I
Assignment 1
Fall 2011
Due Date: September 29
In the Salop model, individuals search for a job in dierent labor markets, where
each labor market is characterized by a dierent probability of getting a job oer in a
period of search. Once a

Labor Economics I
Midterm Examination
Fall 1999
Please answer all the questions and show all of your work. If you think a question
is ambiguous, clearly state how you interpret it before providing an answer. Each
question has approximately the same weight

Labor Economics
Midterm Examination
Spring 1999
Todays Date: March 22
Due Date: March 29, at beginning of class.
You have one week to complete the following questions. Please perform all the
work by yourself. Some of the questions are open-ended, so that

Labor Economics I
Midterm Examination
Fall 1997
Please answer all the questions and show all of your work. If you think a question
is ambiguous, clearly state how you interpret it before providing an answer.
1. Innitely-lived, expected wealth-maximizing i

Labor Economics
Fall 2011
Final Examination
Instructions: Please answer all of the following questions. While you have about 5 days
to complete the exam (due by Tuesday (December 13) evening, say by 9 p.m.), I am not
looking for (incredibly) lengthy respo

Labor Economics
Spring 2004
Final Examination
Instructions: Please answer all of the following questions. In answering the questions
be sure to show all of your work and clearly indicate your nal response. While you have
48 hours to complete the exam, I a

Final Exam
Labor I
Fall Semester 2002
Instructions: You have ve days to complete the examination. Dont write excessively long responses
to the questions; while I wont give an explicit page limit I expect you to be as concise as possible. Good
luck.
1. We

Topics in Labor Economics
Assignment 1
Fall 2004
In this exercise you are asked to estimate a structural two-state (employment and
unemployment) search model using the estimator developed by Flinn and Heckman in
their 1982 Journal of Econometrics paper. I

Assignment 3 Answers
C. Flinn
December 2011
These are the results I came up with. In answering them, I used the shortcut provided
by the GAUSS procedure eqsolve, which nds roots of nonlinear equations. The procedure
used corresponds to the relevant rst or

Labor Economics I
Assignment 2
Fall 2011
Due Date: 10/19
In this exercise you are asked to estimate a structural two-state (employment and
unemployment) search model using the estimator developed by Flinn and Heckman in
their 1982 Journal of Econometrics

Labor Economics I
Midterm Examination
Fall 1996
Please answer all the questions and show all of your work. If you think a question
is ambiguous, clearly state how you interpret it before providing an answer.
1. Each period an unemployed labor market parti

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Analyzes the functioning of the labor market in both theoretical and statistical terms. Examines the determinants of wage and employment levels in perfect and imperfect labor markets, including the concept of education and training as human capital.

Course highlights:

Models of labor market dynamics are also examined, including those of job search and matching. The role of public policy in the functioning of labor markets is highlighted throughout.

Hours per week:

9-11 hours

Advice for students:

It's an essential course in understanding labor markets dynamics. You got to brace up for a tough ride.